Finance Assistant

The Recruitment Group; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office‑based role in Burton-on-Trent

Finance exposure and experience

Job summary

The Recruitment Group is seeking a Temporary Finance Assistant for a fully office‑based role in Burton‑on‑Trent. You will support the day‑to‑day Accounts Payable activities, handling high volumes of invoices in a structured environment.

Ideal candidates are highly organised with strong attention to detail, proficient with IT systems, and able to work independently within a small finance team. AAT qualification or equivalent experience is beneficial but not essential.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable processing a high volume of information accurately.
• Confident using IT systems and able to learn new software quickly.
• Good communicator with stakeholders.
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Reliable, flexible and able to work in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Process credit notes through systems for approval.
• Manage and maintain creditor ledgers.
• Allocate incoming payments and maintain records.
• Monitor shared finance mailbox and admin tasks.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Set up new supplier accounts with internal teams.
• Respond to supplier queries and resolve issues.
• Identify recurring issues and help prevent them.
• Upload invoices to portals and update portals.
• Support month-end processes when required.
• Perform general finance administration and ad hoc tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

IT/system proficiency

Communication

Prioritisation

Independent working

Team player

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Accounts payable software

Job description

Location: Burton-on-Trent - Fully office based
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Contract: Temporary

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Temporary Finance Assistant to join a small and friendly finance team based in Burton-on-Trent.

This is a fully office-based role supporting the day-to-day Accounts Payable function. The position would suit someone who enjoys working in a structured environment, is highly organised and has excellent attention to detail.

The role is very process-driven, with a significant amount of transactional work, so being comfortable working accurately with repetitive tasks and a high volume of invoices is important.

You will work as part of a small finance team and will be responsible for ensuring invoices, supplier accounts and financial administration are processed accurately and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently
• Processing credit notes through the relevant systems for approval
• Managing and maintaining creditor ledgers
• Allocating incoming payments and maintaining accurate financial records
• Monitoring and managing a shared finance mailbox, including invoice and document administration
• Reconciling supplier statements and investigating any discrepancies
• Setting up new supplier accounts and liaising with relevant internal teams to ensure information is accurate
• Responding to supplier queries and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
• Identifying recurring issues and helping to prevent them from happening again
• Uploading invoices to customer portals where required
• Updating customer and supplier portals
• Providing support with month-end processes when required
• Completing general finance administration and other ad hoc tasks as needed

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable processing a high volume of information accurately
• Confident using IT systems and able to learn new software and processes quickly
• Able to follow established procedures and work consistentlyA good communicator with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders
• Able to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines
• Comfortable working independently and using their own initiative
• Reliable, flexible and happy working within a small team environment

Previous experience in accounts, finance administration or a similar role would be desirable, although relevant transferable experience will also be considered.

A good understanding of accounts payable and basic accounting terminology would be advantageous.

An AAT qualification or equivalent experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

What's on Offer?

• £13.50 per hour
• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm
• Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
• Fully office-based in Burton-on-Trent
• Opportunity to gain further experience within a finance environment